Electrically controlled focusing of de Broglie matter waves by Fresnel zone plate

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09935v2
• Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:11:31 GMT
• Title: Electrically controlled focusing of de Broglie matter waves by Fresnel zone plate
• Authors: Sushanta Barman, Sudeep Bhattacharjee,
• Abstract summary: Fresnel zone plates (FZP), initially designed for light manipulation, have now found expanded applications in matter waves.<n>FZP biasing modulates the diffractive focusing of neutral atoms by altering the atom-surface interaction with induced polarization potential.<n>Findings will be helpful in various emerging applications of atom optics, such as improving the performance of helium microscopes.
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• Abstract: The evolution from classical to quantum matter wave optics has been influenced by transformative optical devices. Fresnel zone plates (FZP), initially designed for light manipulation, have now found expanded applications in matter waves. In this study, focusing of helium atoms by an electrically biased FZP is investigated numerically. The $n$th opaque zone of the FZP is subject to electrostatic biasing using three ways: (i) $V_n=V_1$, where $V_1$ is the biasing voltage applied to the central zone, (ii) $V_n=V_1 \sqrt{n}$, and (iii) $V_n = V_1 \sin (k_E n)$, with $k_E$ being the radial modulation factor. The effect of biasing the FZP on the transmission coefficient ($T_c$), focal length ($f$), size of the focused wave packet ($\sigma_F$), transverse intensity profile, and focusing efficiency ($\eta$) is investigated. The study reveals that the electrical biasing of the FZP modulates the diffractive focusing of neutral atoms by altering the atom-surface interaction with induced polarization potential. It is observed that biasing with $V_n=V_1$ induces multi-focusing of the FZP, reducing wave packet transmission and focusing efficiency. Biasing with $V_n=V_1 \sqrt{n}$ significantly enhances the transmission coefficient by $23.7\%$, increases the focal length $f$ by $103\%$, and improves the focusing efficiency from $10\%$ to $20.17\%$, indicating enhanced focusing performance. Biasing with $V_n=V_1 \sin(k_E n)$ offers increased controllability in focusing matter waves through the parameters $k_E$ and $V_1$. In this case, a highly intense focused wave packet with a better efficiency of $20.3\%$ is observed compared to the other cases. The findings will be helpful in various emerging applications of atom optics, such as improving the performance of helium microscopes, enabling control in cold atom trapping on atom chips, and high-precision atom lithography for quantum electronic devices.

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